Author: Thomas Bush
COVID surge halts Arkansas recovery
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 19, 2021While much of the country is returning to pre-COVID life, a Delta-driven surge has returned Arkansas to the kind of fear and suffering not seen since this time last year. Canada’s vaccination rate has overtaken the United States’s as of July 16, with 48.65% of its citizens fully vaccinated as compared to 48.05%. The US’s …
Read MoreEuropean floods elevate climate change concerns
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 19, 2021Angela Merkel has called for climate change action after floods killed scores of people in Germany. Experts agree with her: these floods are the result of climate change, and the time to act is right now. Greenland’s government has halted oil exploration of the island’s coast, saying the move was a “natural step” because it …
Read MoreCanada now vaccinating more people the US
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 18, 2021Canada’s vaccination rate has overtaken the United States’s as of July 16, with 48.65% of its citizens fully vaccinated as compared to 48.05%. The US’s slowing vaccination rates are causing issues. A hospital in Springfield, Missouri has opened its 6th virus ward as the Delta variant rages across the state. During the past two weeks …
Read MoreWHO warns that new, more dangerous COVID variants are highly likely
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 16, 2021The World Health Organization has warned that there is a strong possibility that new, more dangerous COVID variants will emerge in the future. This does not bode well for the unvaccinated––a hospital in Springfield, Missouri has opened its 6th virus ward as the Delta variant rages among the unvaccinated there. During the past two weeks …
Read MoreCapitol rioter’s bail revoked after he left probation officer obscene voicemail
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 16, 2021Brandon Fellows will have to await his trial for participating in the Capitol riots in jail. He originally was released on bail, but after leaving obscene voicemails on his probation officer’s phone and even calling the officer’s mother, bail was revoked. Despite the litany of clearly seditious crimes committed by the January 6 riots (listed …
Read MoreWildfires burn in California and Oregon amidst heatwave
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 15, 2021The heatwave has exacerbated the already precarious fire situation in California and Oregon, leading to several fires across both states. Famers in the Pacific Northwest are struggling to save their dying crops, fighting to beat the heat that is baking wheat right on the stalk. Death Valley, California hit 130º as the west coast gets …
Read MoreMissouri hospital now has 6 COVID wards
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 14, 2021A hospital in Springfield, Missouri has opened its 6th virus ward as the Delta variant rages across the state. During the past two weeks in Springfield, there has been a 225% increase in hospitalizations since June 1, in large part thanks to the new Delta variant. The Delta variant, a more infectious variant of COVID-19, …
Read MoreMost fully vaxxed who get Delta are asymptomatic
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 14, 2021According to a WHO report, most fully-vaccinated people who get the Delta COVID variant are asymptomatic or have only a mild case. The variant poses a much greater threat, however, for the unvaccinated. LA County, the most populous in the country, is seeing “exponential growth” of COVID cases, according to county health officials. Almost 100% …
Read MoreCrops dying in Pacific Northwest amid heatwave
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 13, 2021Famers in the Pacific Northwest are struggling to save their dying crops, fighting to beat the heat that is baking wheat right on the stalk. Death Valley, California hit 130º as the west coast gets blasted with another heat wave. In addition to the extreme heat, California is also facing danger from wildfires, which are …
Read MoreFauci: no immediate need for COVID vaccine boosters
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 13, 2021According to Anthony Fauci, fully vaccinated Americans do not need to worry about a vaccine booster, despite the Delta variant running amok throughout the nation. LA County, the most populous in the country, is seeing “exponential growth” of COVID cases, according to county health officials. Almost 100% of cases are from unvaccinated people, who are …
Read MoreCalifornia struggles with extreme heat
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 12, 2021Death Valley, California hit 130º as the west coast gets blasted with another heat wave. In addition to the extreme heat, California is also facing danger from wildfires, which are raging in the northern part of the state, exacerbated by the weather. This summer is making it clear just how radically climate change has affected …
Read MoreAlabama has nation’s lowest vaccination rate
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 11, 2021Alabama has the nation’s lowest vaccination rate, with only 1/3 of the population fully vaccinated. New cases in the state are up 80% from last week as the Delta variant spreads. According to Anthony Fauci, a touch over 99% of COVID deaths involve people who have not been vaccinated. Dr. William Schaffner, a professor in …
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